Habitat for Humanity of Putnam County, New York

Habitat for Humanity of Putnam County needs volunteers to achieve its goals.
There are many ways in which your skills can help Habitat for Humanity of
Putnam County. If you would like to get information on the specific committees
involved in the decision making for HFH of Putnam County, please
send us an email for more information.

Please note: ALL VOLUNTEERS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 must have a signed Parental
Permission/Waiver of Liability to go on site.

If a parent or guardian is signing the form for a child between the ages 16
and 18 please note the child's age on the form. No one under 16 is allowed on
site while construction work is being done.

What happens after you contact us?

After you contact us with your availability, our volunteer coordinator will
try to match you with our construction schedule, identify available dates most
suitable to your needs, and send you an email to explain the task on the
specified date and request you to confirm your availability. Upon your
confirmation, we will send you more specific details about working at the site.
The Volunteer Coordinator will schedule groups and individual volunteers as
needed and will inform the group leaders accordingly. Volunteers will be
scheduled as many times as they desire as long as there is work to do.

In order to provide a safer work experience, we provide volunteers with an
online Safety Course. Please ask one of our regular volunteers for more
information about the course.

When you arrive at the Construction Site

ALL volunteers are scheduled for specific workdays at a specific site. ALL
VOLUNTEERS MUST SIGN IN and OUT each time they work on the site. A sign-in
sheet will be provided at each site for this purpose. The site supervisor will
assign volunteers to tasks according to their skill level. It may be that you
will learn a task while working under the supervision of a more skilled
volunteer. If you are uncomfortable with your assigned task, speak to the
supervisor and you will be assigned something else. This is a real construction
site and all volunteers are required to wear clothing appropriate for those
tasks and the weather. For example: sturdy shoes with good soles, long
trousers, work gloves or garden-style gloves and a hat in hot sunny weather.
Long sleeves and safety glasses are advised if you are working with insulation
or sheet-rock. Dust masks will be provided when necessary. Many volunteers
bring some hand tools: hammer, tape measure, etc. but most of the tools you
need will be provided. Only skilled volunteers may use power tools. Working on
ladders or scaffolds can be dangerous and utmost caution must be observed. DO
NOT accept this task if you are uncomfortable working on ladders. There are
plenty of other tasks you can do.